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he in as gone about five minutes. Finding of Hun ClueBurton wan killed in hh» home on Lueasviile-Western road west of Lticasville on the night of Oct. 29, 19132. The trio now held walt; ques-tioued at that time and were released, Another man was held in jail several months for the murderbut wa« released.The first break in the murder came Oct. 21, when a boy found the gun in a creek bed near the seene. It was identified as Joseph Burton'a gun.Burton claimed he and (Jro.’er I)oss sold the gun in Portsmouth. He later admitted they brought the gun to Portsmouth and reiorted they sold it as an alibi.Joseph Burton admits participation and names Doss as the guu-tiser. He claims he saw Doss t.eur the house just before the shot was tired, but nothing was said between them. He admits helping plan themurder and entering a “blood pact” with Doss never to reveal the plot
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Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Tue, Oct 30, 1934
Page 2
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